WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Caligus irritans Heller, 1865

AphiaID

356752 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:356752)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Caligus Müller O.F., 1785

Original name

Caligus irritans Heller, 1865

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Heller, C. (1865). Crustaceen. [Crustacea]. <em>Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erdre, in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair, Zoologischer Theil, Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien, Band.</em> 2 (Abtheilung 3): 1–280, pls. 1–25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13188320 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Caligus irritans Heller, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=356752 on 2025-08-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-07-15 14:41:49Z

created

Walter, T. Chad

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

[taxonomic tree]

Nomenclature

original description Heller, C. (1865). Crustaceen. [Crustacea]. <em>Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erdre, in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair, Zoologischer Theil, Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien, Band.</em> 2 (Abtheilung 3): 1–280, pls. 1–25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13188320 [details]

Other

additional source Wilson, C.B. (1913). Crustacean parasites of West Indian fishes and land crabs, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 44(1950):189-227, pls. 18-53. (3-iv-1913) [details]